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Historical Birthday

04 May 1006
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari The Persian Sufi born in Herat Khorasan (now Afghanistan) (d. 1088)
04 May 1008
Henry I King of the Franks (1031-60) born in Reims France (d. 1060)
04 May 1611
Carlo Rainaldi Italian architect and composer born in Rome (d. 1691)
04 May 1635
Willem van Outhoorn Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) born in Larike Ambon Island Dutch East Indies (d. 1720)
04 May 1654
Kangxi Emperor of China 4th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty born in Jingren Palace Forbidden City Beijing Qing dynasty China (d. 1722)
04 May 1655
Bartolomeo Cristofori Italian instrument maker - considered the inventor of the piano born in Padua (d. 1731)
04 May 1715
Richard Graves English writer born in Mickleton Gloucestershire (d. 1804)
04 May 1733
Jean-Charles de Borda French mathematician physicist political scientist and sailor born in Dax France (d. 1799)
04 May 1738
Josef Kohaut Czech composer born in atec Czech Republic (d. 1777)
04 May 1744
Marianne Martinez Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1812)
04 May 1752
John Brooks 11th Governor of Massachusetts (1816-23) born in Medford (d. 1825)
04 May 1763
Franz Stanislaus Spindler German composer born in Steingaden Germany (d. 1819)
04 May 1767
Tyagaraja Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music born in Tiruvarur Thanjavur District Tamil Nadu (d. 1847)
04 May 1769
Charles Hague English composer born in Tadcaster Yorkshire (d. 1821)
04 May 1772
Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus German encyclopedia publisher born in Dortmund Germany (d. 1823)
04 May 1776
Johann Friedrich Herbart German philosopher and psychologist born in Oldenburg Germany (d. 1841)
04 May 1777
Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens Belgian composer born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1852)
04 May 1781
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause German philosopher born in Eisenberg Germany (d. 1832)
04 May 1796
Joseph Pannell Taylor American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1864)
04 May 1796
William H. Prescott American historian born in Salem Massachusetts (d. 1859)
04 May 1807
Thomas Duncan Scottish painter born in Kinclaven Perthshire Scotland (d. 1845)
04 May 1810
Alexander Walewski French earl and Foreign Minister born in Walewice Warsaw Poland (d. 1868)
04 May 1820
Joseph Whitaker British publisher (Whitakers Almanack) born in London (d. 1895)
04 May 1820
Julia Gardiner Tyler 2nd wife of President John Tyler (1841-45) born in Gardiners Island New York (d. 1889)
04 May 1822
Charles Boucher de Boucherville Premier of Quebec born in Montreal Canada (d. 1915)
04 May 1825
Thomas Henry Huxley English biologist (comparative anatomy) born in Ealing Middlesex England (d. 1895)
04 May 1825
Augustus Le Plongeon French-American photographer and antiquitarian born in Island of Jersey France (d. 1908)
04 May 1826
Frederick Edwin Church American romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1900)
04 May 1827
John Hanning Speke British explorer the first European to reach Lake Victoria in east Africa born in Bideford Devon (d. 1864)
04 May 1835
Edmund Hart Turpin English composer born in Nottingham England (d. 1907)
04 May 1852
Alice Liddell English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland born in London (d. 1934)
04 May 1860
Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek Austrian composer (Donna Diana) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1945)
04 May 1867
Dynam-Victor Fumet French composer and organist born in Toulouse France (d. 1949)
04 May 1870
Alexandre Benois Russian artist born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1960)
04 May 1871
Mynona Polish writer (The Creator) born in Goacz Poland (d. 1946)
04 May 1873
Joe De Grasse Canadian film director born in Bathurst New Brunswick Canada (d. 1940)
04 May 1875
Ramiro de Maeztu Spanish writer (Don Quixote & Celestine) born in Alava Spain (d. 1936)
04 May 1875
Reggie Schwartz South African cricketer (1st of great South African googlists) born in Lee London (d. 1918)
04 May 1877
Arthur Lang American boxer and businessman born in Van Wert Ohio (d. 1992)
04 May 1882
Wilhelm Lehmann German writer born in Puerto Cabello Venezuela (d. 1968)
04 May 1884
Wang Jingwei Chinese politician (21st Premier of the Republic of China 1932-35) born in Sanshui Guangdong Qing Dynasty (d. 1944)
04 May 1889
Francis Spellman American Bishop and Cardinal of Roman Catholic Church born in Whitman Massachusetts (d. 1967)
04 May 1891
Frederick Jacobi American composer born in San Francisco (d. 1952)
04 May 1891
J. W. F. Werumeus Buning Dutch poet (Daily Bread) born in Amsterdam (d. 1958)
04 May 1893
Edgar Dearing American actor (Pollyanna Abraham Lincoln Free & Easy) born in Ceres California (d. 1947)
04 May 1893
Royal Butler [Edwin Richey] American actor (Zenobia) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1973)
04 May 1902
Cola Debrot Dutch author and Governor of the Netherlands Antilles born in Kralendijk Netherlands (d. 1981)
04 May 1902
Cvjetko Rihtman Bosnian composer born in Rijeka Croatia (d. 1989)
04 May 1902
Rodney Meredith Thomas English architect and painter born in London (d. 1996)
04 May 1903
Luther Adler American actor (D.O.A. The Desert Fox) born in NYC New York (d. 1984)
04 May 1903
Elmer Layden College Football Hall of Fame fullback (Notre Dame legendary 4-horsemen 1st NFL Commissioner) born in Davenport Iowa (d. 1973)
04 May 1904
Umm Kulthum [Ibrahim] Egyptian singer and actress born in Tummy al-Zahyrah Egypt (d. 1975)
04 May 1905
Mtys Seiber composer (Scherzando) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1960)
04 May 1906
Esmond Knight British actor (Hamlet Sleeping Murder) born in East Sheen England (dd. 1987)
04 May 1907
Lincoln Kirstein American writer and impresario born in Rochester New York (d. 1996)
04 May 1909
Howard Da Silva [Silverblatt] American actor (1776 The Lost Weekend The Blue Dahlia) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1986)
04 May 1909
Jeroom Verten [Jozef Frans Vermetten] Flemish playwright born in Berchem Antwerp Belgium (d. 1958)
04 May 1910
Mady Alfredo [Maria De Brieder] Flemish actress (Alicia) born in Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1989)
04 May 1912
Lou Brown American orchestra leader (Jerry Lewis Show) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2007)
04 May 1913
Charles Curtis Curt Conway American actor (Raw Deal The Twilight Zone) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1974)
04 May 1913
Lady Katherine Brandram Princess of Greece the last surviving great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria born in Athens Greece (d. 2007)
04 May 1914
Abd al-Karm Qsim Prime Minister of Iraq (1958-63) born in Baghdad Iraq (d. 1963)
04 May 1914
Emmanuel Robls Algerian-French novelist and playwright (Lesson Hauteurs) born in Oran Algeria (d. 1995)
04 May 1915
Pedro Saenz Argentine and Spanish composer born in Buenos Aires (d. 1995)
04 May 1916
Jane Jacobs American-Canadian author and urbanologist (The Death and Life of Great American Cities) born in Scranton Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
04 May 1916
Maurice Moe Purtill American jazz drummer born in Huntington New York (d. 1994)
04 May 1917
Edward Toner Cone American composer born in Greensboro North Carolina (d. 2004)
04 May 1918
Kakuei Tanaka Japanese Prime Minister (1972-74) convicted of bribe-taking born in Kariwa Japan (d. 1993)
04 May 1918
Thomas Mead Australian politician and journalist born in Randwick Australia (d. 2004)
04 May 1919
Mary Ann McCall American singer born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
04 May 1921
John van Kesteren Dutch tenor (Komische Oper West-Berlin) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 2008)
04 May 1921
Virginia Patsy Garrett American singer and actress (Nanny & the Professor Fred Warings Pleasure Time) born in Atlantic City New Jersey (d. 2015)
04 May 1921
Edo Murti Croatian painter born in Velika Pisanica Bjelovar Croatia (d. 2005)
04 May 1922
John Paul Hammerschmidt American politician (Rep-R-AR 1967-93 ) born in Harrison Arkansas (d. 2015)
04 May 1923
Edward Ed Cassidy American musician (Spirit) born in Harvey Illinois (d. 2012)
04 May 1923
Assi Rahbani Lebanese composer and author born in Antelias Lebanon (d. 1986)
04 May 1923
Eric Sykes English writer actor and director (Goon Show Sykes and A...) born in Oldham (d. 2012)
04 May 1923
Mrinal Sen Bengali film director (In Search of Famine) born in Faridpur East Bengal (d. 2018)
04 May 1924
Tatiana Nikolayeva Russian pianist and composer born in Bezhitsa Russia (d. 1993)
04 May 1925
Peter Blum Afrikaan poet (Capricorn) born in Trieste Italy (d. 1990)
04 May 1925
Maurice R. Greenberg American businessman and CEO of American International Group (AIG) born in NYC New York
04 May 1926
Milton O. Thompson NASA astronaut (Dynasoar X-15) born in Crookston Minnesota (d. 1993)
04 May 1926
Gerlind Reinshagen German writer born in Konigsberg Germany
04 May 1926
Milt Thompson American astronaut (Dynasoar X-15) NASA test pilot and chief-engineer born in Crookston Minnesota (d. 1993)
04 May 1927
Owen Terry Scott British actor and comedian (Terry and June Carry On Films) born in Watford Hertfordshire (d. 1994)
04 May 1928
Maynard Ferguson Canadian jazz trumpeter (Roulette) born in Verdun Quebec (d. 2006)
04 May 1928
Wolfgang von Trips German racing driver born in Cologne Germany (d. 1961)
04 May 1929
Sydney M. Lamb American linguist (Stratificational grammar) born in Denver Colorado
04 May 1930
Roberta Peters American operatic soprano (NY Met) born in NYC New York (d. 2017)
04 May 1930
Ronald Ron Pickering British athletics coach and BBC sports commentator born in Hackney England (d. 1991)
04 May 1930
Katherine Jackson [Kattie B Screws] American matriarch of the Jackson family born in Clayton Alabama
04 May 1931
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Russian conductor (USSR State Radio) born in Moscow Russia
04 May 1931
Thomas Stuttaford British doctor and medical columnist (The Times) born in Norfolk England
04 May 1933
J. Fred Duckett American sports announcer and teacher born in Houston Texas (d. 2007)
04 May 1934
Pete Barbutti American comedian (Garry Moore Show) born in Scranton Pennsylvania
04 May 1936
El Cordobs [Manuel Bentez Prez] Spanish matador born in Palma del Ro Andalusia Spain
04 May 1937
Ron Carter American jazz bassist (Ron Carter Meets Bach) born in Ferndale Michigan
04 May 1937
Hans Ulrich Lehmann Swiss composer born in Biel Switzerland
04 May 1937
Mr. Fuji [Harry Masayoshi Fujiwara] American professional wrestler born in Honolulu Hawaii (d. 2016)
04 May 1937
Dick Dale [Richard Anthony Mansour] American guitarist born in Boston Massachusetts
04 May 1938
Tyrone Davis American R&B singer (Can I Change My Mind Turn Back The Hands Of Time) born in Greenville Mississippi (d. 2005)
04 May 1938
William J. Bennett American politician U.S. Secretary of Education (1985-88) born in NYC New York
04 May 1938
Carlos Monsivis Mexican writer and political activist born in Mexico City
04 May 1939
Amos Oz Israeli author (My Michael) born in Jerusalem
04 May 1939
Paul Gleason American actor (Breakfast Club Die Hard) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 2006)
04 May 1940
Dick Curl American offensive coordinator coach (Barcelona Dragons) born in Chester Pennsylvania
04 May 1940
Robin Cook American physician and novelist born in NYC New York
04 May 1941
David LaFlamme American electric violinist (Its a Beautiful Day) born in New Britain Connecticut
04 May 1941
George Will American political analyst (Night Line) born in Champaign Illinois
04 May 1942
Ronnie Bond English drummer (Troggs-Wild Thing) born in Andover Hampshire
04 May 1943
Nickolas Ashford American singer (Ashford & Simpson) born in Fairfield South Carolina (d. 2011)
04 May 1943
Stella Parton American singer (A Womans Touch) sister of Dolly Parton born in Sevierville Tennessee
04 May 1943
Mihail Chemiakin Russian painter born in Moscow
04 May 1944
Peggy Santiglia American singer-songwriter (Angels) born in Belleville New Jersey
04 May 1945
Georg Wadenius Swedish rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears) born in Stockholm Sweden
04 May 1945
Monika van Paemel Belgian writer (Accursed Fathers) born in Poesele Belgium
04 May 1945
Narasimhan Ram Indian journalist (The Hindu) born in Madras British India
04 May 1946
Renee Powell American golfer broadcaster (first woman to compete in a mens golf tournament) born in East Canton Ohio
04 May 1946
Richard L. Brodsky American lawyer and NY State Assemblyman (D) (1983-2010) born in Brooklyn New York
04 May 1946
John Watson Northern Irish racecar driver born in Belfast Northern Ireland
04 May 1948
Billy ODonnell Canadian harness racer driver of year (1984) born in Springhill Nova Scotia Canada
04 May 1948
Hurley Haywood American race car driver and three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans born in Chicago Illinois
04 May 1948
George Tupou V King of Tonga (2006-2012) born in Tongatapu Tonga (d. 2012)
04 May 1949
Sybil Danning Austrian-American actress (Chained Heat) born in Wels Austria
04 May 1949
Zal Cleminson Scottis guitarist (Alex Harvey Band) born in Glasgow
04 May 1949
John Force American race car driver born in Bell Gardens California
04 May 1949
Graham Swift British author (Waterland Last Orders) born in London
04 May 1950
Darryl Hunt English pop bassist (Pogues-Pair of Brown Eyes) born in Christchurch New Zealand
04 May 1950
Hilly Hicks American actor (Roll Out Roots) born in Los Angeles California
04 May 1950
Ren van Asten Dutch actor (Herenstraat 10) born in Tilburg Noord-Brabant Netherlands
04 May 1951
Jackie Jackson [Sigmund] American rocker (Jackson 5-ABC) born in Gary Indiana
04 May 1951
Colin Bass British bassist (Camel) born in London
04 May 1951
Mick Mars [Robert Alan Deal] guitarist (Mtley Cre) born in Terre Haute Indiana (alternative date 4 April 1955)
04 May 1952
Michael Barrymore English comedian actor quiz master and entertainer born in Bermondsey London
04 May 1954
Julie Budd American singer (Child of Plenty) born in Brooklyn New York
04 May 1954
Pia Zadora American actress and singer born in Hoboken New Jersey
04 May 1954
Doug Jones American attorney and politician (Rep-D-Alabama 2017-) born in Fairfield Alabama
04 May 1955
Renate Bruemmer Swiss cosmonaut born in St. Gallen Switzerland
04 May 1955
Robert Ellis Orrall American singer and songwriter born in Winthrop Massachusetts
04 May 1956
Michael L. Gernhardt American NASA astronaut (STS 69 83 94 sk 100) born in Mansfield Ohio
04 May 1956
Ulrike Meyfarth German high jumper (Olympic gold 1972) born in Frankfurt Germany
04 May 1956
David Guterson American author (Snow Falling on Cedars) born in Seattle Washington
04 May 1956
Ken Oberkfell American baseball player born in Highland Illinois
04 May 1956
Sharon Jones American soul singer (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings) born in Augusta Georgia (d. 2016)
04 May 1957
Peter Sleep Australian cricketer (Australian leg-spin all-rounder 1979-90) born in Penola Australia
04 May 1959
Randy Travis American country music singer (Diggin Up Bones) born in Marshville North Carolina
04 May 1959
Bob Tway American golfer (PGA Cship 1986) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma
04 May 1959
Rohn Stark American football NFL punter (Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
04 May 1959
Scott Armstrong American professional wrestling referee born in Marietta Georgia
04 May 1960
Martyn Moxon English cricketer (England batsman in ten Tests 1986-89) born in Stairfoot Barnsley Yorkshire
04 May 1960
Andrew Denton Australian television presenter and comedian born in Sydney Australia
04 May 1961
Eugene Daniel American football NFL center (Indianapolis Colts Baltimore Ravens) born in Baton Rouge Louisiana
04 May 1961
Jay Aston English singer (Bucks Fizz) born in Purley Surrey
04 May 1961
Mary Elizabeth McDonough American actress (Erin in The Waltons) born in Van Nuys California
04 May 1961
Luis Herrera Colombian cyclist born in Fusagasug Colombia
04 May 1961
Ishita Bhaduri Indian (Bengali) poet born in Kolkata India
04 May 1962
Oleta Adams American soul singer and pianist born in Seattle Washington
04 May 1964
Goran Prpi Croatian tennis star born in Zagreb Croatia
04 May 1964
Zsuzsa Mathe Hungarian painter and visual artist founder of transrealism
04 May 1965
Adrie Bogers Dutch soccer player (Willem II) born in Breda Netherlands
04 May 1966
Monica Tranel [Michini] American rower (Olympics 1996) born in Big Horn Montana
04 May 1966
Jane McGrath British-Australian co-founder of the McGrath Foundation for breast cancer born in Paignton Devon (d. 2008)
04 May 1967
Derek MacCready CFL defensive tackle (Edmonton Eskimos) born in Montreal Quebec
04 May 1967
John Child Canadian beach volleyballer (Olympic bronze 1996) born in East York Ontario
04 May 1967
Matthew Crane American actor (Matt Cory-Another World) born in Kimberton Pennsylvania
04 May 1967
Ana Gasteyer American actress (Saturday Night Live) born in Washington D.C.
04 May 1967
Kate Garraway English TV presenter (ITV Breakfast) born in Abingdon-on-Thames Berkshire
04 May 1968
Andre Collins American football NFL linebacker (Cin Bengals) born in Riverside New Jersey
04 May 1968
Eddie Prez Venezuelan-American baseball catcher (Atlanta Braves) born in Ciudad Ojeda Venezuela
04 May 1968
Kevin Todd Canadian ice hockey NHL center (LA Kings) born in Winnipeg Manitoba
04 May 1968
Julian Barratt English comedian and musician one half of The Mighty Boosh born in Leeds England
04 May 1969
Micah Aivazoff Armenian-descent Canadian ice hockey player born in Powell River British Columbia Canada
04 May 1969
Ryan Shamrock American professional wrestling valet born in Houston Texas
04 May 1972
Gretchen Ulion American ice hockey forward (USA Olympics 1998) born in Marlborough Connecticut
04 May 1973
Edward Hervey Canadian NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys) born in Houston Texas
04 May 1970
Dawn Staley American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1996) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
04 May 1970
Gregg Alexander American musician (New Radicals) born in Grosse Pointe Michigan
04 May 1970
Will Arnett Canadian-American actor born in Toronto Ontario
04 May 1971
Derrick Clark American football fullback (Broncos Rhein Fire) born in Apopka Florida
04 May 1971
Steve Glenn Canadian football linebacker (BC Lions) born in Ottawa Ontario
04 May 1971
Joe Borowski American baseball player born in Bayonne New Jersey
04 May 1971
Luiz Garcia Jr. Brazilian racing driver born in Brasilia Brazil
04 May 1972
Ethan Watts American volleyball middle blocker (Olympics 1996) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
04 May 1973
Matthew Barnaby Canadian NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres) born in Ottawa Ontario
04 May 1973
Guillermo Barros Schelotto Argentine football forward born in La Plata Argentina
04 May 1974
Miguel Cairo Venezuelan baseball player born in Anaco Anzotegui Venezuela
04 May 1975
Pablo Ruiz Spanish singer born in Buenos Aires Argentina
04 May 1975
Laci Peterson American murder victim born in Modesto California (d. 2002)
04 May 1976
Heather Kozar playmate (Jan 1998) born in Akron Ohio
04 May 1976
Ben Grieve American baseball player born in Arlington Texas
04 May 1976
Jason Michaels American baseball player born in Tampa Florida
04 May 1977
Emily Perkins Canadian actress (Hiccups) born in Vancouver British Columbia
04 May 1977
Mariano Perna Argentine-Spanish footballer born in Buenos Aires Argentina
04 May 1822
Charles Boucher de Boucherville Premier of Quebec born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1915)
04 May 1948
Hurley Haywood American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1977 83 94 24 Hours of Daytona 1973 75 77 79 91) born in Chicago Illinois
04 May 1949
John Force American drag racer (16 NHRA Championships) born in Bell Gardens California
04 May 1954
Marilyn Martin American singer-songwriter (Separate Lives) born in Tennessee
04 May 1967
Ana Gasteyer American actress (Saturday Night Live) born in Washington D.C.
04 May 1970
Will Arnett Canadian-American actor (Arrested Development) born in Toronto Ontario
04 May 1978
Shaenon K. Garrity American webcomics writer and artist (creator of Narbonic)
04 May 1978
Brett Burton Australian Football Player for the Adelaid Crows born in Whyalla Australia
04 May 1979
Wes Butters British broadcaster born in Salford England
04 May 1893
Edgar Dearing American actor (Pollyanna Abraham Lincoln Free & Easy) born in Ceres California (d. 1974)
04 May 1913
Charles Curtis Curt Conway American actor (Raw Deal The Twilight Zone) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1974)
04 May 1917
Edward Toner Cone American pianist composer and pedagogue born in Greensboro North Carolina (d. 2004)
04 May 1922
John Paul Hammerschmidt American politician (Rep-R-AR 1967-93) born in Harrison Arkansas (d. 2015)
04 May 1937
Dick Dale [Richard Anthony Mansour] American guitarist born in Boston Massachusetts (d.2019)
04 May 1942
Ronnie Bond British drummer (Troggs - Wild Thing Love Is All Around) born in Andover Hampshire England
04 May 1973
ibuokl Martinaityt Lithuanian composer (In Search Of Lost Beauty...) born in Leningrad Russia
04 May 1764
Joseph Carpue English surgeon who pioneered early plastic surgery in England born in London England (d. 1846)
04 May 1767
Tyagaraja Indian classical Carnatic music composer born in Tiruvarur Thanjavur District Tamil Nadu (d. 1847)
04 May 1875
Reggie Schwartz English cricket spin bowler (20 Tests South Africa 55 wickets BB 647) and rugby union fly half (3 Tests England) born in London England (d. 1918)
04 May 1902
(Nicolaas) Cola Debrot Dutch lawyer doctor.author and politician (Governor of the Netherlands Antilles 1962-70) born in Kralendijk Netherlands (d. 1981)
04 May 1905
Mtys Seiber Hungarian-British classical and jazz composer (Scherzando) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1960)
04 May 1906
Esmond Knight British actor (Hamlet Sleeping Murder) born in East Sheen England (d. 1987)
04 May 1919
Mary Ann McCall American big band singer born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
04 May 1921
Virginia Patsy Garrett American singer (Fred Warings Pleasure Time) and actress (Nanny & the Professor) born in Atlantic City New Jersey (d. 2015)
04 May 1923
Assi Rahbani Lebanese musical theater composer with his lyricist brother Mansour (Biya el-Khawatim - The Ring Seller) born in Antelias Lebanon (d. 1986)
04 May 1923
Eric Sykes British radio stage and television comedy writer actor and director (Goon Show Sykes and A...) born in Oldham Lancahsire England (d. 2012)
04 May 1930
Roberta Peters American operatic soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera 1950-85) born in The Bronx New York City (d. 2017)
04 May 1931
Gennady Rozhdestvensky Russian conductor (Bolshoi Theatre 1951-61 USSR State Radio 1961-74 USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony 1983-91) born in Moscow Russia USSR (d. 2018)
04 May 1937
Ron Carter American jazz double bassist and cellist (Ron Carter Meets Bach) born in Ferndale Michigan
04 May 1937
Hans Ulrich Lehmann Swiss composer born in Biel Switzerland (d. 2013)
04 May 1937
Dick Dale [Mansour] American surf guitarist (Lets Go Tripping Misirlou Pipeline) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2019)
04 May 1938
Tyrone Davis American R&B singer (Can I Change My Mind Turn Back The Hands Of Time) born in Greenville Mississippi (d. 2005)
04 May 1941
David LaFlamme [Gary Posie] American electric rock violinist (Its A Beautiful Day - White Bird) born in New Britain Connecticut
04 May 1941
Nickolas Nick Ashford American songwriter record producer(Aint No Mountain High Enough Reach Out and Touch (Somebodys Hand)) and singer (Ashford & Simpson - Solid) born in Fairfield South Carolina (d. 2011)
04 May 1942
Ronnie Bond British drummer (Troggs - Wild Thing Love Is All Around) born in Andover Hampshire England (d. 1992)
04 May 1950
Darryl Hunt British celtic-rock bassist (Pogues - Fairytale of New York) born in Christchurch Hampshire England
04 May 1951
(Sigmund) Jackie Jackson American pop singer and songwriter (Jackson 5 - ABC I Want You Back) born in Gary Indiana
04 May 1954
Pia Zadora [Schipani] American actress (Hairspray) and singer born in Hoboken New Jersey
04 May 1957
Soozie Tyrell American session and touring violinist and vocalist (E-Street Band Seeger Sessions Band Buster Poindexter Southside Johnny) born in Pisa Italy
04 May 1970
Dawn Staley American Basketball HOF guard (6 WNBA All-Star Charlotte Sting Houston Comets Olympic gold 1996 2000 04) and coach (Olympic gold 2020) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
04 May 1970
Gregg Alexander American pop-rock musician songwriter and producer (New Radicals- You Get What You Give) born in Grosse Pointe Michigan
04 May 1886
Frank H. Wilson American actor (Beware Paradise in Harlem) born in Harlem New York (d. 1956)
04 May 1948
Billy ODonnell Canadian harness racing driver (5742 career wins Harness Tracks of America Driver of the Year 1982 84 Little Brown Jug 1985 86) born in Springhill Nova Scotia
04 May 1949
Zal Cleminson Scottis guitarist (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) born in Glasgow SCotland
04 May 1950
Darryl Hunt British celtic-rock bassist (The Pogues - Fairytale of New York) born in Christchurch Hampshire England (d. 2022)
04 May 1956
Barrie Masters British pub-rock singer (Eddie & the Hot Rods) born in Rochford Essex England (d. 2019)
04 May 1903
Luther Adler American actor (D.O.A. The Desert Fox) born in New York City (d. 1984)
04 May 1925
Maurice R. Greenberg American businessman and CEO of American International Group (AIG) born in New York City
04 May 1926
Pascual Prez Argentine boxer (World flyweight champion 1954-60 Olympic gold Flyweight 1948) born in Mendoza Argentina (d. 1977)
04 May 1928
Wolfgang von Trips German auto racer (29 x F1 GP 2 wins) born in Cologne Germany (d. 1961)
04 May 1930
Roberta Peters American operatic soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera 1950-85) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2017)
04 May 1930
Ron Pickering British athletics coach (GB 1964 Summer Olympics) and broadcaster (BBC) born in Hackney England (d. 1991)
04 May 1933
J. Fred Duckett American sports announcer (Houston Astros Rice University US Track & Field) and teacher born in Houston Texas (d. 2007)
04 May 1934
Frederik von Pallandt Danish-Dutch pop singer and guitarist (Nina & Frederik) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1994)
04 May 1937
Dick Dale [Mansour] American surf-rock guitarist (Lets Go Tripping Misirlou Pipeline) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2019)
04 May 1938
William J. Bennett American politician U.S. Secretary of Education (1985-88) born in New York City
04 May 1940
Dick Curl American football coach (World Bowl 1999 Frankfurt Galaxy NFL Europe Coach of the Year 1998 99) born in Chester Pennsylvania
04 May 1940
Robin Cook American physician and novelist born in New York City
04 May 1941
David LaFlamme [Gary Posie] American electric rock violinist (Its A Beautiful Day - White Bird) born in New Britain Connecticut (d. 2023)
04 May 1946
John Watson Irish auto racer (World F1 Cship 3rd 1982 5 x F1 GP wins) and broadcaster (Eurosport F1TV BBC BSkyb) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
04 May 1949
Zal Cleminson Scottish guitarist (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) born in Glasgow Scotland
04 May 1954
Doug Jones American attorney and politician (US Senator-D-Alabama 2018-21) born in Fairfield Alabama
04 May 1956
Ulrike Meyfarth German athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1972 WR 1.92m 1984 WR 2.02m 1982) born in Frankfurt Germany
04 May 1957
Peter Sleep Australian cricket all-rounder (14 Tests 31 wickets BB 572 3 x 50 South Australia) born in Penola Australia
04 May 1959
Bob Tway American golfer (PGA Cship 1986 US Open 1998 3rd PGA Player of the Year 1986) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma
04 May 1959
Rohn Stark American football punter (First-team All-Pro 1983 4 Pro Bowl Indianapolis Colts NFL record highest net average punting yards in a game 59.50 1992) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
04 May 1960
Martyn Moxon English cricket batsman (10 Tests 3 x 50 Yorkshire CCC Northern Cape) born in Barnsley England
04 May 1961
Luis Herrera Colombian cyclist (Vuelta a Espaa General classification 1987 Tour de France mountains classification 1985 87 Giro dItalia mountains classification 1989) born in Fusagasug Colombia
04 May 1964
Goran Prpi Croatian tennis player (Hopman Cup Yugoslavia 1991 [Monica Seles] born in Zagreb Croatia
04 May 1968
Eddie Prez Venezuelan baseball catcher (World Series 1995 2021 [coach] NLCS MVP 1999 Atlanta Braves) born in Ciudad Ojeda Venezuela
04 May 1971
Joe Borowski American baseball pitcher (AL saves leader 2007 Cleveland Indians) and broadcaster (Arizona Diamondbacks) born in Bayonne New Jersey
04 May 1972
Gretchen Ulion American ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1998 2 x Ivy League Player of the Year Dartmouth College) born in Marlborough Connecticut
04 May 1973
Ed Hervey American football wide receiver (Grey Cup 2003 05 Edmonton Eskimos CFL All-Star 2001 03) and executive (GM Edmonton Eskimos Grey Cup 2015) born in Houston Texas
04 May 1973
Guillermo Barros Schelotto Argentine soccer forward (10 caps Boca Juniors 300 games Columbus Crew) and manager (Palermo Boca Juniors LA Galaxy Paraguay) born in La Plata Argentina
04 May 1976
Ben Grieve American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star & AL Rookie of the Year 1998 Oakland As) born in Arlington Texas
04 May 1977
Mariano Perna Argentine soccer left back (11 caps Spain Independiente Recreativo Getafe Atltico Madrid) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
04 May 1979
Lance Bass American pop singer (NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye) born in Laurel Mississippi
04 May 1979
Lesley Vainikolo Tongan rugby union winger (5 Tests England Gloucester Rugby La Rochelle) and rugby league winger (12 Tests NZ Canberra Raiders Bradford Bulls) born in Nukualofa Tonga
04 May 1979
Ryan Shamrock [Alicia Webb] American professional wrestling valet born in Houston Texas
04 May 1981
Eric Djemba-Djemba Cameroonian soccer midfielder (34 caps FC Nantes Manchester United Aston Villa) born in Douala Cameroon
04 May 1982
Hector King Mexican singer and songwriter born in Culiacn Mexico
04 May 1982
Markus Rogan Austrian swimmer (World Cship [SC] gold 200m backstroke 2008 Olympic silver 100m200m backstroke 2004) born in Vienna Austria
04 May 1611
Carlo Rainaldi Italian architect and composer born in Rome Papal States (d. 1691)
04 May 1655
Bartolomeo Cristofori Italian instrument maker - considered the inventor of the piano born in Padua Republic of Venice (d. 1731)
04 May 1738
Josef Kohaut Czech composer born in Saaz Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1777)
04 May 1763
Franz Stanislaus Spindler German composer born in Steingaden Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1819)
04 May 1767
Tyagaraja [Kakarla Tyagabrahmam] Mulukanadu Brahmin classical Carnatic music vocalist and composer (Pancharatna Kritis) and Hindu saint born in Tiruvarur Maratha Empire (d. 1847)
04 May 1769
Charles Hague English composer born in Tadcaster Yorkshire England (d. 1821)
04 May 1820
John Whiteaker American farmer soldier (Mexican-American War) goldminer politician (1st Governor of Oregon 1859-62 US Representative 1879-81) and judge born in Dearborn County Indiana (d. 1902)
04 May 1871
Mynona [Salomo Friedlaender] German-Jewish philospher and writer (The Creator) born in Gollantsch German Empire (d. 1946)
04 May 1891
Frederick Jacobi American composer born in San Francisco California (d. 1952)
04 May 1905
Al Dexter [Poindexter] American honky-tonk country musician and singer-songwriter (Pistol Packin Mama) born in Jacksonville Texas (d. 1984)
04 May 1912
Lou Brown American orchestra leader (Jerry Lewis Show) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2007)
04 May 1916
(Maurice) Moe Purtill American jazz drummer born in Huntington New York (d. 1994)
04 May 1926
(Percival) Sonny Payne American jazz drummer (Erskine Hawkins Count Basie Harry James) born in New York City (d. 1979)
04 May 1926
Gerlind Reinshagen German novelist childrens book author and playwright (Himmel und Erde (Heaven and Earth)) born in Konigsberg Germany (d. 2019)
04 May 1931
Thomas Stuttaford British doctor medical columnist (The Times 1981-2009) and Conservative MP (1970-74) born in Norfolk England (d. 2018)
04 May 1932
Fausto Razzi Italian composer choral director and educator born in Rome (d. 2022)
04 May 1945
Robert Machray American stage and screen character actor born in San Diego California (d. 2025)
04 May 1954
(Raymundo) Ryan Cayabyab Filipino music director composer conductor and pianist born in Santa Cruz Manila Philippines
04 May 1964
Zsuzsa Mth Hungarian painter and visual artist born in Hungary
04 May 1968
Sophia Arvaniti Greek pop-rock singer (The Desert Is in Your Heart) born in Athens Greece
04 May 1970
Giovanni Mirabassi Italian-French jazz pianist (Avanti) born in Perugia Italy
04 May 1972
Chris Tomlin American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter and worship leader born in Grand Saline Texas
04 May 1978
Shaenon K. Garrity American webcomics writer and artist (creator of Narbonic) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
04 May 1981
Dallon Weekes American bassist (Panic at the Disco. 20019-2015) singer-songwriter and record producer (I Dont Know How But They Found Me) born in Verona Missouri
04 May 1983
Trisha Krishnan Indian actress (Mounam Pesiyadhe) born in Chennai India
04 May 1984
Manjural Islam Rana Bangladeshi cricket all-rounder (6 Tests 1 x 50 5 wickets BB 384 Khulna Division) born in Khulna Bangladesh (d. 2007)
04 May 1984
Montell Owens American football fullback (Pro Bowl 2010 11 Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Wilmington Delaware
04 May 1985
Anthony Fedorov Ukranian-American singer (7th Heaven) born in Yalta Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union
04 May 1985
Ravi Bopara English cricket batsman (13 Tests 3 x 100 HS 143 120 ODIs Essex CCC Sussex CCC born in London England
04 May 1987
Anjeza Shahini Albanian singer (The Image of You) born in Tirana Albania
04 May 1987
Cesc Fbregas Spanish soccer midfielder (110 caps Arsenal FC Barcelona Chelsea Monaco FC) born in Arenys de Mar Spain
04 May 1987
Jorge Lorenzo Spanish motorcycle racer (MotoGP World Champion 2010 12 15 250cc World Champion 2006-07) born in Palma Majorca Spain
04 May 1992
Courtney Jines American actress (Spy Kids 3-D Game Over) born in Fairfax Virginia
04 May 1994
Alexander Gould American actor (Weeds) born in Los Angeles
04 May 1994
Pauline Ducruet daughter of HSH Princess Stphanie of Monaco born in Princess Grace Hospital Centre La Colle Monaco
04 May 1655
Bartolomeo Cristofori Italian instrument maker who is considered the inventor of the piano (Arpicimbalo del piano e forte c. 1700) born in Padua Republic of Venice (d. 1731) [1]
04 May 1870
Zygmunt Stojowski Polish-American concert pianist composer and pedagogue born in Strzelce Russian Poland (d. 1946) [1]
04 May 1873
Joe De Grasse Canadian film director (Flowing Gold Hell Morgans Girl) born in Bathurst New Brunswick (d. 1940)
04 May 1902
W. Clement Stone American entrepreneur (positive mental attitude philosophy) born in Illinois (d. 2002)
04 May 1915
Curt Conway American stage and screen actor (A Touch of the Poet Casbah Raw Deal The Twilight Zone) and acting teacher born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1974)
04 May 1919
Mary Ann McCall [Miller] American big band singer born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1994) [1]
04 May 1923
Mrinal Sen Bengali film director (In Search of Famine Bhuvan Shome) born in Faridpur East Bengal (d. 2018)
04 May 1923
Stanley Biber American physician and pioneer of transgender surgery born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 2006)
04 May 1928
Thomas Kinsella Irish translator and poet (Butchers Dozen Nightwalker) born in Inchicore Ireland (d. 2021)
04 May 1929
Paige Rense America writer and the editor in chief of Architectural Digest (1975-2010) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 2021)
04 May 1936
Eleanor Coppola American documentary filmmaker screenwriter and artist wife of Francis Ford Coppola born in Los Angeles California (d. 2024)
04 May 1937
Melvin Edwards Jr. American sculptor (Lynch Fragments Song of the Broken Chains) born in Houston Texas (d. 2026) [1]
04 May 1937
Stuart Silver American design director at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1962-78) best known for designing the Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibit born in New York City (d. 2021)
04 May 1938
Gillian Tindall British historian and novelist (The Fields Beneath Fly Away Home) born in London (d. 2025)
04 May 1938
Leslie Epstein American essayist and novelist (King of the Jews San Remo Drive) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2025) [1]
04 May 1939
Amos Oz [Klausner] Israeli author (My Michael A Tale of Love and Darkness) born in Jerusalem (d. 2018)
04 May 1942
Enrique Btiz Mexican concert pianist and conductor (Orquesta Sinfnica del Estado de Mxico 1971-83 and 1989-2018 Mexico City Philharmonic 1983-89) born in Mexico City (d. 2025)
04 May 1950
David Mitchell American public relations executive activist and founder of Patients for Affordable Drugs born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2026) [1]
04 May 1951
Colleen Hanabusa American politician (Rep-D-Hawaii 2011-19) and the first woman to serve as president of the Hawaii State Senate (2007-10) born in Waianae Hawaii (d. 2026)
04 May 1952
Salman Hashimikov Russian freestyle wrestler (World Cship gold 100kg 1979 81 82 83) born in Staraya Sunzha Russia (d. 2025)
04 May 1959
Pavel Chaloupka Czech soccer midfielder (20 caps Bohemians Praha 317 games Fortuna Dsseldorf FC Berlin) born in Most Czechoslovakia (d. 2025)
04 May 1959
Scott Armstrong American professional wrestling referee (ECW on Sci-Fi WWE Smackdown) born in Marietta Georgia
04 May 1962
Monica Roberts American transgender rights advocate and journalist (TransGriot) born in Houston Texas (d. 2020)
04 May 1967
Matthew Crane American actor (Matt Cory in Another World) born in Kimberton Pennsylvania